EXHIBIT 23.4
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
  We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the use of our report dated April 26, 1997 with respect to the financial
statements of Brute Equipment Co. d/b/a Foxx Hy-Reach, Inc. as of December 31,
1995 and 1996 and for each of the years then ended, in the Registration
Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-     ) and related Prospectus of Rental Service
Corporation for the registration of $200,000,000 of its senior subordinated
notes.
 
                                          /s/ McGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP
 
Moline, Illinois
June 10, 1998